This invention relates to a set (or pair) of headphones, and in particular to a set of in-ear headphones as may be used with a personal media device. According to the invention there is provided a set of headphones having a jack plug and at least one earpiece, the jack plug being connected to the at least one earpiece by a flexible cable, the jack plug being connected to a jack plug end of the flexible cable, the set of headphones having a receiver adapted to temporarily secure the jack plug, the receiver being spaced away from the jack-plug end. There is also provided a cable for a set of headphones.